HC Deb 03 November 1999 vol 337 c215W
Mr. Ottaway

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current crew level of HMS Intrepid expressed as a percentage of the total complement. [96735]

Operational or engaged in preparing for service, trials or training Undergoing refit
Type 22 frigates Campbeltown, Coventry, Cumberland, Sheffield Brave, Chatham, Cornwall
Type 23 frigates Argyll, Grafton, Iron Duke, Marlborough, Monmouth, Montrose, Norfolk, Northumberland, Richmond, Somerset, Sutherland, Westminster Lancaster
Type 42 destroyers Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Gloucester, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Southampton, York Nottingham

The specific operational readiness of each ship is classified for security reasons, and is being withheld under exemption 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.